Tag: beach
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This Is How A Middle-Aged Couple With Anxiety Books A Holiday
There are certain undeniable factors when two people with anxiety get married. 1. There will be a lot of overthinking, and 2) We can talk ourselves out of pretty much anything. Photo by Toa Heftiba on Unsplash Such has been the marital soap opera created by my decision that we go on a proper holiday…
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Nailing The Middle-Aged Beach Routine
Yes, we have become THAT middle-aged couple who go to the beach, fully prepared, military-style, for Hurricane Patricia or a tsunami at the very least. Obviously this image bears absolutely no resemblance to us on the beach. Because when you’re middle-aged, anxiety makes damned sure that you’re super-prepared for any eventuality. It’s not like when…
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Sunning In Sydney, Bondi-Style
Sometimes us middle-aged folk like to remind ourselves what it was like to be young, hip, irresponsible and living close to poverty on the edge, like we did all those years ago when we were students. We’ve enjoyed a long, hot weekend here in Sydney, so the old man and I decided to do something…
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Why I Hate The Beach
The time has come to talk about sand. English: Post in the sand, Brancaster This single post is stuck at an odd angle in the sand, which is scurrying across the beach in a strong westerly breeze. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I’ve recently come to the conclusion that sand is fully responsible for sabotaging my beach…
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